Ralph Raymond's Heir
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Alger Horatio Jr.. Ralph Raymond's Heir
CHAPTER I. THE MYSTERIOUS CUSTOMER
CHAPTER II. THE HOUSE IN TWENTY-NINTH STREET
CHAPTER III. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY
CHAPTER IV. RALPH RAYMOND'S HEIR
CHAPTER V. JAMES CROMWELL GAINS SOME INFORMATION
CHAPTER VI. THE FACE AT THE FUNERAL
CHAPTER VII. PAUL MORTON HAS A VISITOR
CHAPTER VIII. JAMES CROMWELL'S TRIUMPH
CHAPTER IX. HOW MATTERS WERE ARRANGED
CHAPTER X. A VILLAINOUS SUGGESTION
CHAPTER XI. GOLD VERSUS CRIME
CHAPTER XII. ON GOAT ISLAND
CHAPTER XIII. THE VEIL IS LIFTED
CHAPTER XIV. CLARA MANTON
CHAPTER XV. A DECLARATION, AND HOW IT WAS RECEIVED
CHAPTER XVI. A MERCENARY PARENT
CHAPTER XVII. LOVE AND LUCRE
CHAPTER XVIII. A DARK DEED
CHAPTER XIX. CATO
CHAPTER XX. THE DAY AFTER
CHAPTER XXI. MAJOR WOODLEY AND HIS DAUGHTER
CHAPTER XXII. THE GHOST IN NO. 41
CHAPTER XXIII. A STARTLING APPEARANCE
CHAPTER XXIV. CONCLUSION
WHITE-FACED DICK
A BRUSH WITH THE CHINESE
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The house in Twenty-ninth Street was a solid and substantial one which could only be occupied by a man of wealth. It was handsomely furnished, and all the appointments were such as to confirm the impression that its occupant was, to say the least, in easy circumstances financially. But it happens oftentimes that outward impressions are very far from correct. It was a fact that Paul Morton, who had lived here for ten years, was on the verge of ruin, and knew very well that unless some help should come he would be compelled to leave his fine residence and sink into poverty and obscurity.
He was a downtown merchant, but lured by the hope of large gains, had indulged in outside speculations which had sapped the springs of his prosperity and brought him face to face with ruin.
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